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32 Episodes 1960 - 1961
Episode 1
Wed, Sep 14, 196060 mins
Key figures in "The Aquanauts" are an adventurous young diver, Drake Andres, and his equally spirited assistant, Larry Lahr, , who continually find themselves involved in numerous intrigues and complications arising from the natural hazards of their occupation. In the premiere episode, Andrews and Lahr take on an assignment for a mining company in shark-infested waters off Hawaii. The assignment: locate manganese underwater. Andrews soon learns that a cocky member of his diving team, Tyler Stack (Larry Pennell) is much more of a danger than the sharks. Andrews first meets Stack when Stack endangers the life of a girl whom he attempts to rescue after she has been stunned by an underwater explosion. Andrews then rescues the girl, named Doris (Sarah Marshall).
Episode 2
Wed, Sep 21, 196060 mins
Professional scuba diver Drake Andrews is first approached by ship magnate Robert Radcliffe. Exploratory dives indicate that the complete descent would be too hazardous, and Andrews refuses the assignment. Radcliffe then enlists the aid of a stunning blonde named Jill Talley, to induce Andrews to change his mind. Meanwhile, Andrews' diving partner Larry Lahr meets Captain Leo Stohl, skipper of the second ship involved in the collision, and is convinced that Stohl was not at fault. Andrews eventually accepts to make the descent for Stohl, facing dangers that are not all seaborne.
Episode 3
Wed, Sep 28, 196060 mins
American newsman Ross Porter, whose news stories have enraged the government of the country, has been set up for capture and trial on phony espionage charges- and when an attempt to rescue Porter by air fails, Andrews and Lahr undertake to rescue him in a two-man submarine they have acquired, unaware that the secret police of the Latin American country know of their plan.
Episode 4
Wed, Oct 5, 196060 mins
Episode 5
Wed, Oct 12, 196060 mins
Episode 6
Wed, Oct 19, 196030 mins
Episode 7
Wed, Oct 26, 196060 mins
Episode 8
Wed, Nov 9, 196060 mins
Episode 9
Wed, Nov 16, 196060 mins
Drake and Larry are hired by the U.S. Navy to retrieve the contents of space capsules launched above the ocean to test their seaworthiness. After several dry run using monkeys and crash test dummies, NASA is ready to risk the life of a real astronaut. Meanwhile, Drake has been implicated when pretty young woman is found murdered.
Episode 10
Wed, Dec 7, 196060 mins
Episode 11
Wed, Dec 14, 196060 mins
Episode 12
Wed, Dec 21, 196060 mins
Episode 13
Wed, Jan 4, 196160 mins
Episode 14
Wed, Jan 11, 196160 mins
Episode 15
Wed, Jan 25, 196160 mins
Episode 16
Sun, Jan 1, 196160 mins
Episode 17
Wed, Feb 8, 196160 mins
Episode 18
Wed, Feb 15, 196160 mins
Episode 19
Wed, Feb 22, 196160 mins
Episode 20
Wed, Mar 1, 196160 mins
Over his partner's objections, Larry jumps at the opportunity to earn $400 to teach Jeremiah Wilson, an elderly man, how to safely operate his scuba equipment within 36 hours. Mike doesn't trust the man's motives and discovers his instincts are sound when he learns that his costumer is an ex-convict bent on revenge against the newspaper publisher he believes put him behind bars.
Episode 21
Wed, Mar 8, 196160 mins
Episode 22
Wed, Mar 22, 196160 mins
Episode 23
Wed, Mar 29, 196160 mins
Ralph D'Amico is threatened with murder unless he continues to pay his father's blackmailer a thousand dollars a month. When he refuses to pay, two racketeers find a killer who looks exactly like Mike Madison to commit the murder so that the scuba diver will be framed for the crime.
Episode 24
Wed, Apr 5, 196160 mins
Episode 25
Wed, Apr 19, 196130 mins
Episode 26
Wed, Apr 26, 196160 mins
Episode 27
Wed, May 3, 196160 mins
Episode 28
Wed, May 10, 196160 mins
Episode 29
Wed, May 17, 196160 mins
Episode 30
Wed, May 24, 196160 mins
Episode 31
Wed, May 31, 196160 mins
Episode 32
Wed, Jun 7, 196160 mins